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Asteraceae

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum Cass.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Centratherum

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Larkdaisy (Centratherum punctatum)
FlowerPhoto: Macelo Costa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
苹果蓟, 小苞苹果蓟, 菲律宾钮扣花, 蓝冠菊
English
Larkdaisy
Indonesian
Kancing lurah

Synonyms

  • Ampherephis aristata Kunth
  • Ampherephis intermedia Link
  • Ampherephis mutica Kunth
  • Ampherephis pilosa Cass. ex Steud.
  • Ampherephis pulchella Cass. ex Steud.
  • Ampherephis pulchella Cass.
  • Amphibecis violacea Schrank
  • Amphirephis pilosa Cass.
  • Baccharoides brachylepis Kuntze
  • Baccharoides holtonii Kuntze
  • Baccharoides muticum (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Baccharoides punctatum (Cass.) Kuntze
  • Baccharoides violaceum (Schrank) Kuntze
  • Centratherum aristatum Cass.
  • Centratherum aristatum (Kunth) Cass. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Centratherum australianum (K.Kirkman) A.R.Bean
  • Centratherum brachylepis Sch.Bip.
  • Centratherum brachylepis Sch.Bip. ex Baker
  • Centratherum brevispinum Cass.
  • Centratherum camporum (Hassl.) Malme
  • Centratherum camporum var. albicans (Hassl.) Malme
  • Centratherum camporum var. camporum
  • Centratherum camporum var. longipes (Hassl.) Malme
  • Centratherum confertum K.Kirkman
  • Centratherum fruticosum S.Vidal
  • Centratherum fruticosum Elmer
  • Centratherum holtonii Baker
  • Centratherum intermedium Less.
  • Centratherum longispinum Cass.
  • Centratherum muticum (Kunth) Less.
  • Centratherum parviflorum Baker
  • Centratherum pulchellum Steud.
  • Centratherum punctatum f. brachyphyllum Hassl.
  • Centratherum punctatum f. foliosum (Chodat) Hassl.
  • Centratherum punctatum f. punctatum
  • Centratherum punctatum subsp. australianum K.Kirkman
  • Centratherum punctatum subsp. camporum Hassl.
  • Centratherum punctatum subsp. fruticosum (S.Vidal) K.Kirkman ex Shih H.Chen, M.J.Wu & S.M.Li
  • Centratherum punctatum subsp. punctatum
  • Centratherum punctatum subsp. viscosissimum Hassl.

and 9 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.